A post office called Elkton was established in 1845, and remained in operation until 1955.[2] The community was named for the abundance of deer near the original town site.[3]
Notable personedit
Hattie Helen Gould Beck (stage name Sally Rand), an early movie and stage star, was born at Elkton in 1904.[4]
Referencesedit
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkton, Missouri
^"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
^. The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Shteir, Rachel (November 1, 2004). Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 148. ISBN978-0-19-512750-8. "Born Harriet Helen Beck in Elkton, Missouri, in 1904...
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